>As an European, I find it cute how knowing "two or more" languages is sufficient for super status in North America. >edit: It's also pretty amusing to see how

>As an European, I find it cute how knowing "two or more" languages is sufficient for super status in North America. >edit: It's also pretty amusing to see how touchy North Americans can be about this even on HN. That's because you're comparing two distinct things. There is no comparison between learning a language naturally or because it is spoken in your home environment and the brute force process of learning a language which you have no exposure to, and no real incentive (economic, social) to learn. The way you phrased it appears to be disdainful, "oh how precious", which noting the faults of the comparison, makes you come off as somewhat rude to a North American reader.